How to Use committee of the whole in a Sentence

committee of the whole

noun phrase

• The council meeting was preceded by a committee of the whole meeting.
  — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
• Shaw said the series of proposals may be presented separately to the board, instead of one package, at an upcoming committee of the whole meeting.
  — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
• The Government Services Committee is a committee of the whole, meaning all City Council members sit on the panel.
  — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
• Then, on July 2nd and again on July 3rd, Congress met as a committee of the whole to revise the draft submitted by the Committee of Five.
  — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
• Oswego trustees as a committee of the whole recently discussed instituting a $750 administrative fee on drivers who flee or attempt to elude police as a way to improve safety on the roads and recover the costs associated with these types of violations.
  — Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026